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Extended summer hours for Kasugai Gardens
Starting today, residents and visitors can enjoy Kasugai Gardens throughout the evening. From now until Sept. 2, the gardens will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Kasugai Gardens are located off Queensway Boulevard east of City Hall. The walled garden provides a tranquil environment featuring traditional elements of a Japanese garden such as...
Okanagan College students join stargazers in new telescope project
With Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield now returned to earth and the newest Star Trek movie about to hit the big screen, it seems everything astronomical is in the air. That’s no different at Okanagan College where professors from multiple disciplines are working to get closer to the Milky Way by assisting with the installation of...
Kids Care spray park opens for season
Families can get a head start on summer this May long weekend as Kids Care Spray Park opens for the 2013 season. The popular children’s water playground is open to the public, free of charge, from 10 a.m. to dusk from the May long weekend through June and again in September. Spray park hours are...
Mounties say crooks passing fake polymer bank notes in British Columbia
May 16, 2013 – 4:14 PMNEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – It was only two years ago that the head of the RCMP said the country's new polymer bank notes would go a long way to deterring the threat of counterfeiting.
Okanagan Regional Library Board highlights for May 15
Summerland – New Branch Report The Board heard an update about the status of the Summerland Plaza Development, where the board has been in discussions with the developers regarding a new location for the Summerland branch. The project has been unavoidably delayed due to a serious health issue with one of the developers. This unfortunate...
Vernon flying car grounded after crash near school: Safety board
May 16, 2013 – 12:46 PM
West Kelowna bulk water station opens
A new, affordable supply of potable water is now available in the District of West Kelowna with the commissioning of a filling station at Asquith and Shannon Lake Roads. The Bulk Water Station gives residents and commercial operators the ability to fill tanks and bottles at a cost of 82 cents per cubic metre. A...
West Kelowna wants committee members
West Kelowna Council is seeking members to join a Public Outreach Steering Committee to act as a review panel and sounding board to advise District staff and its consultant on the draft Water Master Plan. The Committee will consist of five to seven members of the West Kelowna community with a strong interest in the...
What Happens After It Goes Down the Drain?
Most Central Okanagan residents never give it a thought. What happens to all that household water that flows down the drain or is flushed away? You can find out the answer first hand as the Regional District of Central Okanagan hosts free tours of its Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. The facility is located at...
Male cross-dresser groping and flashing Kelowna women
Four Kelowna women have reported being flashed or groped during their walks down the street by a man dressed in drag. Kelowna RCMP are now seeking help from the public to identify the man. Two women told police they were approached on Richter Street while another two were approached on Highway 33 in Rutland. The...
Knox Mountain drive to close for hill climb
Knox Mountain Drive will be closed from 7 a.m. Friday, May 17, to 3 p.m. Monday, May 20, to safely accommodate the annual Knox Mountain Hill Climb. Knox Mountain Park will be open to ticket holders only on Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19. Closure of the dog park will be in effect during...
Victoria Day hours of operation at civic properties
To mark Victoria Day, City Hall will be closed Monday, May 20. The Glenmore Landfill will be open its regular hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Thinking of working in the garden over the weekend? Pick up your OgoGrow or GlenGrow at the Glenmore Landfill or the Commonage Road Compost Facility until 4 p.m....
B.C. VOTES: Live election coverage
11:31 p.m. That wraps up our live coverage for tonight. Stay right here for candidate reactions and ongoing coverage. 11:12 p.m. CHRISTY CLARK: "WELL THAT WAS EASY." 11:04 p.m. CHRISTY CLARK TAKES STAGE IN VICTORY 11:02 p.m. DAVID EBY STILL LEADS BY 240 VOTES; ADVANCED POLLS NOT COUNTED YET Huffington Post: "BC Election 2013 Polls...
Government obtains wide set of Associated Press phone records in investigation, using subpoena
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news co-operative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news.
Highlights of the Regional Board Meeting – May 9, 2013
Sustainable Transportation Partnership The Regional Board has given approval to a new inter-municipal partnership that will coordinate a regional delivery of sustainable transportation programs and projects. Earlier this year, local governments gave their approval to a memorandum of understanding indicating their participation in the Sustainable Transportation Partnership. The goals of the partnership are to establish...
Road closures for Rutland May Days parade
This year’s Rutland May Days parade will be held on Saturday, May 18. The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Family Y parking lot on Hartman Road. Rutland Road between McIntosh Road and Hartman Road will be closed, with rolling closures on Saturday May 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to accommodate the...
Canadian: Space station commander calls leak in power system radiator serious but not life-threatening
May 10, 2013 – 2:26 AMWASHINGTON – The International Space Station has a radiator leak in its power system. The outpost's commander calls the situation serious, but not life-threatening.
UPDATE: Kelowna RCMP says take unwanted prescriptions to pharmacy during extended National Prescription Drop-off week
UPDATE: 10:39 a.m. May 13, 2013 Kelowna - The front counter staff in Kelowna, Lake Country and West Kelowna will not be available during National Prescription Drug Drop Off Day, Saturday, May 11, and encourage you to drop off your unwanted prescriptions at your local pharmacy. The BC RCMP supports the National Prescription Drug Drop-Off...
Motorists asked to avoid use of Angus Drive
As construction continues on Phase 3 of the Gellatly Road Upgrade and the weather improves generating more traffic to West Kelowna’s beautiful waterfront, motorists are being encouraged to avoid use of Angus Drive as a detour whenever possible. Gellatly Road remains closed to all traffic from the intersection of Angus Drive South to just north...
Sun-Rype Kelowna reports net income, sales down in first quarter
Sales, net income down in Q1 for Sun-Rype Products
Tunisian man arrested in US accused of seeking to remain in US to build a terror network
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A Tunisian man has been arrested in New York and accused of trying to stay in the U.S. illegally to build a terrorism cell.
Alaska Airlines: 15 years and soaring at YLW
On May 10, 1998, Horizon Air landed its first 37-passenger Dash 8-200 at Kelowna International Airport (YLW) from Seattle. It was the first year-round scheduled service to the United States from YLW. At the time, annual passenger numbers were just under 800,000 and the airport was embarking on a $20-million terminal expansion project. Today, Horizon...
Students polish up for upcoming fine woodworking exhibition
Okanagan College is hosting one of the knottiest events in the region on May 17 at the Kelowna campus. Knotty by Nature is an exhibition of fine work from the hands of several students who have spent the last eight months in the Studio Woodworking program at Okanagan College. “Many of our students start out...